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Procurement & Bids

The Cowichan Valley Regional District utilizes a competitive bid process to procure goods, services and construction. This process is subject to specific requirements including:

  • New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA)
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)

Under NWPTA, the Cowichan Valley Regional District is required to also advertise bid opportunities on BC Bid when the expected value of the purchase is:

  • $75,000 or greater for Goods and/or Services
  • $200,000 or greater for Construction

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.